Zend Optimizer is a software tool, which is needed to execute files protected with Zend Guard - a widespread application which is used to encrypt PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the objective to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by a great number of companies that make paid script applications, so if you obtain such an application for your site, you will most likely need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you will host it. In case you're a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in any way. Sites which use Zend Optimizer ordinarily perform much better because their PHP code is precompiled, thus it's already optimized and will be executed faster.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

Zend Optimizer is available on our tailor-made cloud platform and you are able to use it whatever the shared web hosting package that you choose. It can be activated from the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with all the accounts and it'll take you as little as several clicks to do that. Considering that we support several different releases of PHP (4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2), you'll need to activate Zend Optimizer every time you change the version to one you haven't used so far. This is really easy though - the php.ini file where you can enable and disable various PHP extensions can be handled with a point-and-click software instrument, so you don't need any kind of coding skills or previous expertise. Our web hosting services allow you to run any script-driven application which needs Zend Optimizer with no difficulties, yet if you are unsure what to do, you will be able to contact our 24/7 tech support team and they will enable the tool for you.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to activate Zend Optimizer with every single semi-dedicated server that we offer and it will take you only a few clicks to do that. When you sign in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you should visit the PHP Configuration section where you will find many different options and On/Off buttons for each of them. Zend is among these options, so you don't need to do anything more complicated than clicking on its button. Because you can also change the PHP version for your account from the same section, you'll need to activate Zend for any new version which you use. Of course, we've also left the option for more knowledgeable users to set the PHP version and the status of Zend Optimizer manually by putting a php.ini file in a specific domain folder. The file will have effect only for this specific site, but not for the web hosting account in general.